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Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov

Russian botanist (1869–1945)

Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov (Russian: Владимир Леонтьевич Комаров; 13 October [O.S. 1 October] 1869 – 5 December 1945) was a Russian botanist who served as President of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR from 1936 until his death in 1945.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Oct 13, 1869, died Dec 5, 1945.¹

About

Komarov was senior editor of the Flora of the USSR, a comprehensive catalog of Soviet plant species (in full comprising 30 volumes published between 1934 and 1960).

From Wikipedia’s article on Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Russian Academy of SciencesChair Dec 29, 1936 to Jul 17, 1945¹⁶
Russian Academy of SciencesPresident Dec 29, 1936 to Jul 17, 1945¹⁶
Russian Academy of SciencesVice president Mar 3, 1931 to Dec 29, 1936¹⁶

Early life and education

1890Saint Petersburg 6th gymnasium³
1890 to 1894Saint Petersburg State University³
Date not recordedFaculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Saint Petersburg University³

Career

Occupation: botanist, phycologist, botanical collector, politician, geographer, explorer, scientific collector, biologist.¹¹

Until 1945Director, S.I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Natural Science and Technology⁴
Until 1945Chair, S.I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Natural Science and Technology⁶
1936 to 1945President, Russian Academy of Sciences⁴
1936 to 1945Chair, Academy of Sciences of the USSR⁹
1936 to 1945Chair, Russian Academy of Sciences¹⁰
1936 to 1945President of the Russian Academy of Sciences⁵
1931 to 1936Vice president, Russian Academy of Sciences⁴
1930 to 1931Director, Museum of Botanical Garden of V.L. Komarov Botanical Institute⁴
1930 to 1931Chair, Museum of Botanical Garden of V.L. Komarov Botanical Institute⁸
1930 to 1945Chair, Russian Botanical Society⁷
Since 1929Worked at Russian Academy of Sciences⁴
1920 to 1945Head of department, Saint Petersburg State University⁴

More of their career (11)

1919 to 1922Deputy managing director, Saint Petersburg State Chemical-Pharmaceutical University⁴
Since 1918Professor, Saint Petersburg State University⁴
1918 to 1924Worked at Herzen University⁴
1917 to 1931Deputy managing director, Peter the Great Botanical Garden⁴
Since 1902Worked at Peter the Great Botanical Garden⁴
1902 to 1918Privatdozent, Saint Petersburg State University⁴
1899 to 1902Assistant curator, Peter the Great Botanical Garden⁴
Since 1899Worked at Saint Petersburg State University⁴
1898 to 1899Worked at Saint Petersburg State University⁴
Date not recordedHead of Unit, Komarov Botanical Institute⁴
Date not recordedDeputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union⁵

Personal life

BornOct 13, 1869, Saint Petersburg¹²
DiedDec 5, 1945, Moscow¹³
CitizenshipRussian Empire, Soviet Union¹⁴

Awards

1944Hero of Socialist Labour¹⁵
1942State Stalin Prize, 1st degree¹⁵
1916Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class¹⁵
1913Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class¹⁵
1910Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class¹⁵
1909scientific prize from Russian Academy of Science¹⁵
1906Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class¹⁵
1903Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class¹⁵
1898Przhevalsky Prize¹⁵
Date not recordedMedal "In memory of the 300th anniversary of Romanov dynasty"¹⁵
Date not recordedOrder of Lenin¹⁵

Sources

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WikidataVladimir Leontyevich Komarov on Wikidata
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WikipediaVladimir Leontyevich Komarov on Wikipedia
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WikidataVladimir Leontyevich Komarov: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataVladimir Leontyevich Komarov: Head of Unit, Komarov Botanical Institute, on Wikidata
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WikidataVladimir Leontyevich Komarov: Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, on Wikidata
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WikidataVladimir Leontyevich Komarov: Chair, S.I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Natural Science and Technology, on Wikidata
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WikidataVladimir Leontyevich Komarov: Chair, Russian Botanical Society, on Wikidata
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WikidataVladimir Leontyevich Komarov: Chair, Museum of Botanical Garden of V.L. Komarov Botanical Institute, on Wikidata
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WikidataVladimir Leontyevich Komarov: Chair, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, on Wikidata
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WikidataVladimir Leontyevich Komarov: Chair, Russian Academy of Sciences, on Wikidata
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WikidataVladimir Leontyevich Komarov: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataVladimir Leontyevich Komarov: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataVladimir Leontyevich Komarov: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataVladimir Leontyevich Komarov: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataVladimir Leontyevich Komarov: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataRussian Academy of Sciences, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsVladimir Leontyevich Komarov photo by Unknown, digital picture taken by Alexei Kouprianov, Public domain